Letters to the editor for Saturday, November 24, 2012

The 10 o'clock news says it all. It seems like the world we once knew is being chipped apart piece by piece, and soon there won't be anything left. It seems the wrong has become right and the right wrong. People in general can change the course of humanity if we stop thinking and turn back to God.

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Posted Nov. 24, 2012 at 2:00 AM

Posted Nov. 24, 2012 at 2:00 AM

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The 10 o'clock news says it all. It seems like the world we once knew is being chipped apart piece by piece, and soon there won't be anything left. It seems the wrong has become right and the right wrong. People in general can change the course of humanity if we stop thinking and turn back to God.

I believe that all the natural catastrophes around the world are signs calling humanity to repent and change. I have personally dealt with some of the most powerful people on the planet and most agree — listen and you decide.

It's time for a change.

Vince Lazaro

Cornwall-on-Hudson

On Route 9W between Newburgh and Marlboro, members of IBEW Local 320 are picketing by Old Post Road, leading to Dynegy's Roseton and Damskammer Power Plants. Union members only want an extension to the existing contract in the hopes that a new owner of the plants will be willing to negotiate a fair contract — something that Dynegy (based in Houston, Texas) is unwilling to do. The union wants to protect members and retirees from cuts that affect their ability to live and work in the Hudson Valley. But just as important are the communities surrounding the power plants that have been impacted by Dynegy's not paying over $20 million in back taxes. Marlboro Central School District is proposing, come January, to close school buildings, lay off teachers and drastically cut after-school programs. Law enforcement agencies and other town services have been affected as well. Dynegy has called in law enforcement about the strikers exercising their right to picket and expects the town to maintain the roads leading to the plants, while enjoying the privileges of being based in these communities. Please show your support by contacting your local and state elected officials and urge them to help resolve these issues.